McElland Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

McElland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McElland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McElland Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McElland Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McElland is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McElland.

How Common Is The Last Name McElland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of McElland live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia McElland is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 29 percent reside.

McElland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McElland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McElland last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McElland
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